fic: the thaw (NC-17)

[rurounihime]

Title: The Thaw
Author: rurounihime
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur
Rating: NC-17
Summary: He wasn’t breathing. He just… wasn’t. (written for this prompt.)
Disclaimer: The Merlin universe does not belong to me, nor does it make me any money. All characters over 18.

A/N: no spoilers

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Comments

[archaeologist_d]

Very intense. I could really feel Arthur's desperation, trying to get Merlin to breathe. Love that Arthur shoved the knights aside and kept going, so desperate. Great job.

[rurounihime]

I would like to think Arthur would be desperate to save Merlin. He's certainly shown that he is more than once, haha. But seriously, I think they are so close... Maybe they don't let themselves know it, but it's there. I'm so glad you liked it!

[nyxelestia]

:D

Loved it, especially the intensity and Arthur's desperation throughout. ^_^

[rurounihime]

Thank you so much for reading! I love your icon. Who is that? I feel like I should recognise him...

[nyxelestia]

Icon = anyone and everyone. :D

Specifically, he's quite unrecognizable, so he can be anyone you want him to be. ^_^

[rurounihime]

Sweet! I quite like that... ;)

[kabal42]

Beautiful writing. You evoke such strong images with the recurring cold metaphors. The contrast to the heat of the room later is great as well and the ending lovely. The desperation Arthur feels came through so strong I almost lost my own breath.

[rurounihime]

Thank you so much! I'm so happy you latched onto the metaphors, and that you invested yourself so deeply into the story! Thanks again for a lovely review.

[frostheavens]

Absolutely beautiful! I loved Arthur's increasing desperation, and the contrast to Merlin's quiet stillness. Amazing imagery as always; I actually felt the cold! Am very pleased to see more Merlin fic from you :">

[rurounihime]

And I love that you contrasted Arthur's movement with Merlin's lack of movement! That is awesome. Thank you so much! *gives blankets*

Haha, it's been a little bit. I moved to another country! *wipes brow* It's crazy how much there is to do in prep for that, and then again after you arrive.

[magog_83]

You created the mood and the feel of the cold so well at the beginning of this (and throughout for that matter) that I actually had to whiz down to the comments and check that Merlin hadn't actually died! Beautiful fic, I loved the detail and the slightly disjointed (if that's the right word) feel of events - so Arthur's fear and desperation came through perfectly.

Thanks for posting!

[rurounihime]

Aww, I'm sorry to have scared you! No worries, I think the real Arthurian legends are sad enough. I don't know if I could kill one of the boys off in fic. It's too distressing.

"Disjointed" sounds perfect! Thank you so much for reading!